Third International Turkic World Women's Workshop opens in Skopje with an exhibition on women in the Turkic world; seven sessions planned

The 3rd International Turkic World Women's Workshop opened on 22 October in Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia. The two-day event is organised by the Umay Ana Turkic World Women's Union (TÜRKKAB), with support from Türkiye's Ministry of Culture and Tourism, TÜRKSOY, TİKA and the Presidency for Turks Abroad and Related Communities (YTB).

The opening took the form of an art exhibition, “Women in the Turkic World”, prepared by TÜRKSOY. The workshop has seven sessions, with academics, researchers and civil-society representatives from several countries taking part. Opening speeches stressed women's contribution to social development and to the preservation of cultural heritage.

Those present included Türkiye's Ambassador to Skopje Alper Aktaş, TÜRKKAB President Prof. Dr. Mualla Uydu Yücel, TÜRKDEV Secretary General Görkem Çetin, Fuad Uçar, Secretary General of the World Association of Meskhetian Turks (DATÜB), and Yunus Dilber, the Yunus Emre Institute's representative in Skopje. TÜRKSOY expert Mehbare Şahin represented Secretary General Sultan Raev.